Developing Your Spiritual Awareness

We've all experienced the same thing at importantFinally, we must talk about the role of faith. This is part
crossroads in our life when big changes wereof what I teach and coach in my profession. It is the
underway. Often, we find ourselves feeling panic andco-creative relationship and process that we have as
frozen in time, possibly with indecision, waiting andhuman-beings with the source of all creation. This isn't
wondering: Which way to go?;  How will things turnreligious, it isn't specific to any religion, yet it doesn't
out? Sometimes, you just don't know what to do.contradict any religion. This is born from my own quest
I'm asked frequently about this topic and oddly, I havefor truth integrated with my own life and spiritual
a lot of experience with it as well. In fact, I find my lifeexperiences. It may be incomplete and is a direction to
in this state of flux often as more changes loom onfollow, not a destination for you to reach. Such is the
the horizon. Everyone, myself included, wants answers.nature of our spiritual life; it is the journey and the
What should I do? How do I know? These answersever-changing, ever-increasing level of knowledge and
are never forthcoming; we cannot see into the future.wisdom that we gain through life experience. With an
Every direction can be okay; one can be the best. Theopen-mind, entertain our relationship with the source of
simple truth is, we just don't know with 100% accuracy.all creation.
This is where awareness and faith come in to play.Creation exists, as do we. We see it all around us.
Awareness is important on many levels. Knowing theScientists study deeper into the stars. More scientists
landscape of your life, you can make calculatedstudy deeper into the mysterys of time and space;
decisions that support your goals. In business, and dailyquantum physics. What is witnessed is creation, its'
life activities, we implement this process automaticallymagic and its' mystery. Down at the quantum level we
without much awareness at all, it has become sodiscover that we're mostly made up of empty space
habitual. This, in part, is where a problem lies. Habitualand other unusual phenomena that cannot be
behavior may not be appropriate as new dataexplained. Out in the stars, they see an expanding
becomes available. Auto-pilot means your flying blind.universe. Now, going deeper, with probing satellites and
Even when flying a plane on auto-pilot, the pilot willquantum sciences, new theories arise. All seem to
check the instrument panels to ensure the data ispoint to an apex of creation coming from nothing... a
consistent. Why don't we? Be aware of your data.God Force.
Your data comes from many sources and most of usMystery is lived by people accessing this God-Force,
are familiar with these sources. I might surprise someunderstanding their co-creative relationship to this
of you with new concepts. The common source thatmystery. Understanding that this force is abundant love,
we're all familiar with is the mind and store-house ofit supplies us with what is in our intention. What we
knowledge and experience we have gained from life.intend for our lives becomes real. Many people who do
Again, those who rely solely upon this source riskthis consistently refer to it as manifesting. As children,
repeating the same mistakes over and over again.many of us have had at least one solid experience of
The mystery of life dictates that our ability to identifythis. We may have just known that we would have
with life experience as truth results in creating more ofsomething in our lives, whether a gift, an experience, a
this truth in our lives. If this truth is a truth of painfultrip, whatever, and then it happens. There was no fear,
experience, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Utilizingdoubt, uncertainty, only gladness for what was to
other sources, we are able to objectively assess allcome. That is the power of intent.
sources and come to new conclusions.As adults, so much of our lives have instructed us to
The next common source is our emotions and intuition;ignore so much. Don't dream to big. You can't do this.
they often are synonomous. A surprising fact here isDon't do that. That's only for the privileged. You need
that not everyone is in touch with their emotions orto have a degree. There is too much competition. This
permit the emotions the freedom they deserve.is the way things work. Everywhere you turn, you are
Emotions are very useful in interpreting and/or beingtold how it is and what cannot be and you become
aware of underlying factors that may not be evidentconditioned. We have spent too little time in practice
through hard tangible data. For some this is awith our spiritual origins that we do not understand this
gut-feeling, others have a flash of insight or conclusion,mystery and in our need for control, we stifle its'
and others feel twinges in certain parts of the bodyrequirement for room to breathe and work its' own
without being aware of any potential significance. Imagic. We measure things by worldly standards and
have scenarios for each and will refrain fromtime clocks, not realizing that in the bigger picture, some
elaborating further for the sake of brevity today. Beof those so-called failures actually were important
curious to explore it further though.stepping-stones in a grander scheme for our lives. Is
A less common source for most is our spiritualour spiritual side still influencing the outcome? Are we
awareness. This is a quiet place within that has amaking the experience harder, longer, or are we
higher level of wisdom for the greater good. This canco-operating and making it easier?
be pertinent to you, your life, your family life, community,Okay, this is long enough for one read. If you want to
work, the world, and so on. The levels of knowledgeknow more and begin your own journey, feel free to
accessible here are limitless. It is as though we arecontact me. There are more relevant articles on the
connected to a universal storehouse of knowledge.website and as a coach, I spend time integrating
This place of knowing is far less judgemental andspiritual awareness into the coaching sessions in
emotional but has the ability to synthesize the dataunobtrusive ways. It has shown itself to be the single
from the mind and emotions, integrating and offeringmost important success factor regardless of the initial
solutions from a much higher level of consciousness.direction goals were set. In some cases, spiritual
This is something that many people find themselvesawareness harnessed the focus to realize a more
seeking as they mature and look for more significancesignificant goal for the individual instead of a goal that
in their lives and meaning in their work.came about due to conditioning.